David Dreier
David's practice focuses on a wide range of domestic and international tax issues and structures which arise in M&A, restructuring, bank financing and securitization transactions.
He represents public and private corporations and private equity firms on various aspects of taxable and tax-free M&A transactions. He also maintains an active practice in corporate, partnership and international transactions such as domestic and multi-jurisdictional stock purchases, mergers, leveraged buy-outs, spin-offs and joint ventures.
David advises clients in the US and globally on various domestic tax issues related to partnerships, corporations and consolidated groups. He also focuses on both inbound tax issues for non-US companies operating in the US and outbound tax issues for US companies operating outside the US, on topics such as FATCA, FIRPTA, controlled foreign corporations, passive foreign investment companies, foreign tax credits, branch profits tax and tax treaties.
David has extensive experience representing debtors and creditors regarding the tax aspects of bankruptcies, insolvencies and workouts. He represents US and non-US lenders and borrowers in domestic and international bank financing transactions.
In addition, David is actively involved in the Firm's securitization practice, and regularly provides tax advice to arrangers and managers in domestic and international securitization transactions, and in particular, those involving collateralized loan obligations. He has also represented clients in IRS audits and other tax litigation matters, and has helped clients to obtain private letter rulings.